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Single mother unsuccessfully tries to prove to Russian court that she did not finance the 'Kiev junta'
Russian Ekaterina Vologzheninova, who is being convicted for making reposts of materials in support of Ukraine on her personal page on VKontakte, testified in court in her defense. The single mother tried to prove that she cannot finance terrorists as she only receives 500 rubles (about 8 dollars) of child benefits.
Video from the courtroom has been released by the Russian independent online publication Grani.ru.
"Ekaterina Vologzheninova who was convicted for making statements against the …
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Russian MoD: Reports of Russian casualties in the Donbas are 'nonsense'
According to the Ukrainian Intelligence, 38 bodies of the Russian military were transported from the Donbas to the Russian Federation overnight. The Russian Defense Ministry called this information "nonsense."
According to the website of the Main Intelligence Directorate (MID) of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, 38 dead Russian soldiers were transported from the territory of Ukraine to Russia during the night on Saturday, April 16th. As stated by the Intelligence, the bodies were transported …
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Crimea and Abkhazia sign 'memorandum of understanding and cooperation'
The Ministry of Economic Development of Russian-Crimea has signed a memorandum of understanding and cooperation with the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Abkhazia, Krym.Realii reported.
According to the press service of the Russian-Crimean authorities, the memorandum was signed in the framework of the International Economic Forum in Yalta in order to strengthen the partnership between the two disputed territories in socio-economic, scientific-technical, and cultural spheres.
The …
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US accuses Russian aircraft of another dangerous maneuver over the Baltic Sea
The US military has accused Russian aircraft of yet another dangerous maneuver over the Baltic Sea, Radio Svoboda reported.
US Navy Captain Danny Hernandez, a spokesman for the US European Command, said that the incident took place on April 14th when a Russian Su-27 fighter jet "performed erratic and aggressive maneuvers" dangerously close to a US RC-135 reconnaissance plane during a routine flight in international airspace.
He added the Russian Su-27 barrel-rolled near the RC-135, coming …
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Lawyer: Savchenko's health continues to deteriorate
Nadiya Savchenko’s lawyer, Ilya Novikov, reported a sharp deterioration in his client’s health, Current Time reported, with reference to Ukrainskaya Pravda.
Savchenko is on the 12th day of her dry hunger strike, but agreed to have IV fluids administered.
“If yesterday, Nadiya’s sister Verna had not persuaded her to agree to go on a drip, her condition would have been even more complicated,” Novikov stated.
Novikov stated that there was a possibility that Russia would agree to transfer …